RandomNumberGenerator

Summary

The RandomNumberGenerator class determines the type and seed that will be used to create random numbers.

Discussion

Legacy:

arcgis.rand() is no longer supported as of ArcGIS Pro 2.0. The arcgis.rand() function was primarily used to support creation of random values with the Calculate Value and Calculate Field tools, the Random Number Generator environment setting, and the CreateRandomValueGenerator function. Comparable functions using Python's random module should be used instead.

Methods

`exportToString()`

Exports the object to its string representation.

Return value

Data type	Explanation
String	The string representation of the object.

`loadFromString(string)`

Defines a RandomNumberGenerator object from a formatted string.

Name Explanation Data type

Name	Explanation	Data type
string	The string representation of the object. A space-delimited string of the seed and random generator algorithm. For example, `0 ACM599`. ACM599—ACM collected algorithm 599 MERSENNE_TWISTER—Mersenne Twister mt19937 STANDARD_C—Standard C Rand	String

string

The string representation of the object.

A space-delimited string of the seed and random generator algorithm. For example, 0 ACM599.

ACM599—ACM collected algorithm 599
MERSENNE_TWISTER—Mersenne Twister mt19937
STANDARD_C—Standard C Rand

String

CreateRandomValueGenerator